Officials Release The Details Of Pittsburgh's Failed Amazon HQ2 Bid

PITTSBURGH (Newsradio 1020 KDKA) - Local officials have released what they say is the compete bid submitted to Amazon in the failed effort to attract the online giant's second headquarters.

Amazon would’ve benefited to the tune of $6.7 billion, $2.1 billion of that in future, local tax dollars diverted to a fund to pay for infrastructure, transportation, affordable housing and workforce development.

At a press conference Thursday, Mayor Bill Peduto said, “Local share of revenue was all new revenue. It was the revenue we would’ve gotten if Amazon chose Pittsburgh.”